SANTO CO.,LTD.
1788・Standard Market・Construction
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors comprises 8 directors (including 3 audit and supervisory committee members), with 2 outside directors (Hozumi Tsuda and Mamiko Nishikawa) designated as independent officers. Voluntary nomination and compensation committees have been established, with outside directors comprising a majority of each to ensure transparency.
Risk Management
The company has established the "Risk Management Regulations" and regularly convenes the "Internal Control Committee" to prevent and manage risks. In addition to holding executive meetings composed of executive officers on a timely basis, each department holds monthly meetings, with the General Affairs Department overseeing company-wide responses to compliance, business risk, and information security risk.
Shareholder Returns
Revised year-end dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending June 2026) to ¥130 per share (ordinary dividend of ¥70 plus special dividend of ¥60). This represents a ¥30 increase from the FY2025 (ended June 2025) actual dividend of ¥100. The basic policy is a year-end dividend paid once annually, and share buybacks are also permitted under the company's articles of incorporation.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay a year-end dividend once annually. The actual dividend for FY2025 (ended June 2025) was ¥100 per share (ordinary dividend of ¥70 plus special dividend of ¥30). The forecast for FY2026 (ending June 2026) was revised to ¥130 per share (ordinary dividend of ¥70 plus special dividend of ¥60) (revision dated May 13, Reiwa 8). The second-quarter-end dividend is ¥0. Under the articles of incorporation, an interim dividend may also be paid by resolution of the Board of Directors.
ESG
Under the motto "Technology for Society, Smiles for You," the company sets environmental conservation, community contribution, and human resource development as its basic policies. Based on its Corporate Code of Conduct, it has established systems for respecting employee diversity, ensuring a safe workplace environment, age-based training, and support for obtaining qualifications. However, quantitative indicators and targets for human resource development and internal environment improvement have not yet been set, and their establishment is planned for the future.
Last updated: September 29, 2025